Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as [pers pn] [be] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further down the street , the local baker would be telling his hapless visitors much the same story as their butcher : the cost of wheat was out of all control , and he was as sorry as they were that his prices were up , while their wages had held steady . |
| 2 | With the breeze as strong as it was that lead never looked enough . |
| 3 | ‘ As sure as I am that you 'll leave New York as you arrived — empty-handed . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm sure , then , that readers of Dogs Today will be as concerned as I am that a well respected and successful breed rescue charity looks set to collapse this year , unless they receive real help — financial and physical — immediately . |
| 5 | I am sure that he was as pleased as I was that the Parliamentary Secretary , my hon. Friend the Member for Skipton and Ripon ( Mr. Curry ) , spent some time last week promoting British lamb in the middle of France . |
| 6 | ‘ As certain as I am that Queen Margaret has two tits ! |